Profile: Teaford's fantasy value is about non-existent. Throughout the minors, he was a mediocre starter, and -- as is usually the case with mediocre minor league starters -- he's been the same and worse in the major leagues. He has several problems in his game, mainly everything. He strikes out only 14% of the batters he faces and walks 8% of them. A career strikeout-to-walk ratio under two is not a sign of a successful pitcher. Besides the low K/BB, he has gives up 1.6 home runs per nine innings. Currently he has no fantasy value because he will only be the mop-up man and/or spot starter. I could see him become useful if he becomes a short reliever/LOOGY (see Andrew Miller), especially since he will have dual qualifications. (Jeff Zimmerman)

The Quick Opinion: Teaford fills in the roles as a swing man for the Royals. Some starts, some long relief -- no value.